September 26, 2018
Royal Bank of Scotland’s record $4.9 billion fine shows just how powerful FIRREA can be
FIRREA – the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act – has proven to be a powerful law when it comes to prosecuting banks for misconduct involving the issuance of residential mortgage-backed...
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September 21, 2018
“Credit Suisse: AbbVie’s fraud allegations mirror common biopharma strategy”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Stephen Hasegawa is quoted in an article appearing in S&P Global’s Market Intelligence about responses to a California lawsuit against AbbVie Inc. The lawsuit alleges...
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September 19, 2018
“Madoff tipster has some big concerns about SEC’s whistleblower proposal”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Sean McKessy is quoted in a The National Law Journal article about the SEC’s proposed changes to its whistleblower program. The article frames the changes...
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“Needed or outdated? Trump officials and Congress eye healthcare fraud and abuse rules”
In an article published in The Washington Examiner, Phillips & Cohen attorney Claire Sylvia commented on potential changes to regulations intended to prevent kickbacks and conflicts of interest in...
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September 11, 2018
“IRS could still do more for its whistleblower program, tax attorneys say”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Edward Arens is quoted in an article published in MLex’s Tax Watch, explaining why the SEC whistleblower program is more effective than the IRS whistleblower...
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September 10, 2018
“How lawyers would advise the anonymous NYT op-ed writer (and the White House)”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Claire Sylvia was quoted in a The National Law Journal article published in response to the The New York Times‘ blockbuster op-ed written by an anonymous senior official...
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